Rum runner

A Chicago police officer stands by a "rum runner," a boat confiscated with alcohol on board, in February 1920, a little more than a month after Prohibition began. Despite the ban, bootleggers thrived in an industry controlled by organized crime.

A Chicago police officer stands by a "rum runner," a boat confiscated with alcohol on board, in February 1920, a little more than a month after Prohibition began. Despite the ban, bootleggers thrived in an industry controlled by organized crime. (Tribune archive photo)

A Chicago police officer stands by a "rum runner," a boat confiscated with alcohol on board, in February 1920, a little more than a month after Prohibition began. Despite the ban, bootleggers thrived in an industry controlled by organized crime.Tribune archive photo